Archive for 'Business Growth' Category

Facebook is set to pay millions of pounds more in tax in the UK after a major overhaul of its tax structure. After heavy criticism that it was avoiding tax, it is now understood that profits from the majority of Facebook’s advertising revenue initiated in Britain will now be taxed in the UK. It […]

Google accounts for over 90% of global organic search traffic-according to new research. The search engine world will continue to focus heavily on Google this year, based on recent research from Define Media Group. The consulting firm tracked traffic to 94 sites across various industry verticals between January and November 2014 and found that Google […]

Lower oil prices- leading to falling petrol prices have been great for Western consumers but are they also a secret US weapon against Russia? That’s the conclusion drawn by New York Times columnist Thomas L Friedman, who says the US and Saudi Arabia, whether by accident or design, could be pumping Russia and Iran to […]

YouTube, the video sharing website which is owned by Google has said that it now has one billion regular users.Announcing the milestone on its blog, the site said a recent growth in smartphones had helped boost the numbers visiting the site every month. YouTube’s popularity provides Google with a lucrative channel through which to sell […]

Last year 14,205 patent applications for technology related products and technologies were filed.In 2011 that figure was 11,974, showing an increase of 19% in 2012. The cost of filing a patent varies from country to country, but prices start at £230 in the UK. Graphene had been a particularly popular patent subject in 2012, as […]

Facebook’s handling of personal data is to be scrutinised in an Irish court by a student group.The group calling itself Europe v Facebook is unhappy about “half hearted solutions” following an audit by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC). The group says it will take the IDPC to court for what is sees as failures […]

The UK’s first G4 mobile operator EE has announced the prices for it’s new service.The firm’s cheapest contract will be £36 per month with no limit on domestic calls and texts. However, customers on this plan will only have a data allowance of 500MB- at which point net access is stopped unless a data add-on […]

UK businesses are optimistic about the prospects for overseas expansion according to accountants BDO.Some 78% of the 100 UK firms surveyed expected revenue from foreign ventures to grow over the next three years. However, firms across the world are shunning eurozone hotspots like Spain and Greece, the same survey indicated. Despite their optimism, almost a […]

Why do so many businesses treat their customers so badly? How many emails do you receive that say “do not reply to this email, this address is not monitored”? What they are saying to you is that they really don’t give a damn about you nor do they want a dialogue with you, so don’t […]

The US stock markets have become a place where a fool and his money are becoming easily parted.Manchester United Football Club (NYSE: MANU ) is one of the most successful football teams on the planet. But fame and recognition are no guarantees of success on the stock market. In fact, the club’s IPO last week […]